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Ezra Levant ordered to pay $25,000 for libel

A judge has ordered controversial blogger Ezra Levant to pay $25,000 to Giacomo Vigna for libel, citing his "reckless indifference" to the truth while writing blog posts about the Canadian Human Rights Commission lawyer.

Levant accused Vigna of lying to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, tampering with evidence, and suggested he'd been fired, the National Post reports. Justice Robert Smith ruled that Levant "spoke in reckless disregard of the truth and for an ulterior purpose of denormalizing the Human Rights Commission across Canada which makes his statements malicious in that sense."

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Darcy Sheppard's life wasn't only tragic

Last fall, after the catastrophic Toronto encounter between Michael Bryant and bicycle courier Darcy Allan Sheppard, I wrote a column lamenting the swift intervention by the PR firm Navigator on Mr. Bryant's behalf. I also said we'd started to learn about Mr. Sheppard, and that he was the product of a "failed adoption," plus much foster care.

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Benefits and pitfalls of domestic violence courts: Part 1

October 25, 2010
| Many jurisdictions across Canada have domestic violence courts. On October 6th, a public forum explored the pros and cons of this kind of court. We bring you three speakers from that forum.

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Benefits and pitfalls of domestic violence courts: part 2

October 25, 2010
| Many jurisdictions across Canada have domestic violence courts. On October 6th, a public forum explored the pros and cons of this kind of court. We bring you three speakers from that forum.

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G8/G20 Communique: Toronto G20 court support Thursday

By Krystalline Kraus
| August 18, 2010

FWD: G20 COURT SUPPORT

Thursday August 19, 10am 361 University Ave at Armoury Street (South of Dundas West, St Patrick Station)

This Thursday, August 19, Ontario Crown attorneys will continue the ongoing  efforts to criminalize social movements and community organizers Alex Hundert, Leah Henderson, and Erik Lankin for their alleged roles in the demonstrations against the G20 in Toronto. Come show your support at the Ontario Superior Court at 361 University Avenue.

Please note that this is not a rally or a call to action, however people should feel welcome to be present in court to show their support.

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| This episode - bloggers and publication bans....bloggers to robots. Should journalists worry? And what about reality TV? Is it really real? And more importantly, is it journalism?

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